Object Number | 67-12-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Period | Qing Dynasty (uncertain) | Modern |
Date Made | Early 20th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Soapstone |
Technique | Carved | Relief |
Iconography | Dragon |
Description | One of two(67-12-1 and 67-12-2) soapstone seals. Mutton fat color. Square base tapering into a poised dragon statuette. Double-tail carved in relief. Minute detail etching of dragon's head and back noteworthy. This one is Ch'ang-sheng chiang-chun, forever-victorious general. Four characters. |
Credit Line | Gift of James L. G. Parsons, 1967 |
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